http://www.wisebread.com/taxonomy/term/804/all en-US http://www.wisebread.com/snl-financial-advice-dont-buy-stuff-you-cannot-afford <p><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt0c6_snldontbuystuff"><img src="http://static1.killeraces.com/files/fruganomics/wisebread_imce/snl-buy-stuff.jpg" alt="Saturday Night Live&#039;s skit about not buying stuff you cannot afford" title="SNL - Don&#039;t buy stuff you cannot afford!" width="425" height="313" /></a> </p> <p>From the &quot;only funny because it&#39;s true&quot; file, I present to you the straight dope on how to cut down your debt. Thanks for the tip from my favorite personal finance couple <a href="http://dinksfinance.blogspot.com/2007/01/snl-dont-buy-stuff-you-cannot-afford.html">James and Miel</a>. Click <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt0c6_snldontbuystuff">here</a> to see the full <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt0c6_snldontbuystuff">SNL skit</a> (video plays right after jump). </p> <blockquote><p>Wife: &quot;If you don&#39;t have any money you should not buy anything.... hmmm... sounds interesting.&quot;</p> <p>Husband (rolling his eyes): &quot;Sounds confusing.&quot;</p> <p>Wife: &quot;There&#39;s a whole section here on how to buy expensive things using money you save.&quot;</p> <p>Husband (really skeptical now): &quot;And where would you get this &#39;saved money&#39;&quot;</p> </blockquote> <p align="left">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote><p>Wife: &quot;What if I want something and I don&#39;t have any money?&quot;</p> <p>Financial Advisor: &quot;You don&#39;t buy it.&quot;</p> <p>Husband (confused): &quot;Let&#39;s say I don&#39;t have enough money to buy something. Should I buy it anyway?&quot;</p> <p>Financial Advisor (patronizing): &quot;Nooooooo.&quot; </p> </blockquote> <a href="http://www.wisebread.com/snl-financial-advice-dont-buy-stuff-you-cannot-afford" class="sharethis-link" title="SNL Financial Advice: Don&#039;t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford!" rel="nofollow">ShareThis</a><br /><div id="custom_wisebread_footer"><div id="rss_tagline">Written by <a href="http://www.wisebread.com/will-chen">Will Chen</a> and published on <a href="http://www.wisebread.com/">Wise Bread</a>. Read more <a href="http://www.wisebread.com/taxonomy/term/"> articles from Wise Bread</a>.</div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="http://www.wisebread.com/the-trouble-with-women?wbref=readmore">The Trouble With Women</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wisebread.com/man-drives-suv-through-mall?wbref=readmore">Man drives SUV through mall</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-flush-299-down-the-toilet-and-fish-it-out-again?wbref=readmore">How to flush $299 down the toilet (and fish it out again)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wisebread.com/its-natural-for-me-to-spend-as-i-do-0?wbref=readmore">It&#039;s NATURAL for me to spend as I do!</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="http://www.wisebread.com/5-people-you-never-heard-of-who-rocked-your-world?wbref=readmore">5 people you never heard of who rocked your world</a></li> </ul></div></div> Budgeting Debt Management credit card debt saturday night live snl Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:06:18 +0000 Will Chen 246 at http://www.wisebread.com